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• Police seek information about missing 14-year-old

  27-12-2015 21:13
  Police are appealing for information about a 14-year-old who was last seen on Christmas Day.
  
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• VIDEO: UK floods: 'We have lost everything'

  27-12-2015 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christopher Neville, co-owner of a paper manufacturing company in Radcliffe, tells the BBC how the River Irwell flooding could have put an end to his business.
  
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• One Direction album Take Me Home named 'most unwanted item'

  27-12-2015 20:41
  One Direction's second studio album Take Me Home has been named as "the most unwanted item" over the Christmas period, by musicMagpie.co.uk.
  
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• Boy, 16, arrested over Boxing Day 'machete' row

  27-12-2015 20:24
  
  A second teenager has been arrested over a Boxing Day row between youths believed to have involved a 2ft-long machete.
  
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• At least 11 dead in US tornados as cars tossed off roads by storm - Irish Times

  27-12-2015 20:22 via
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  At least 11 dead in US tornados as cars tossed off roads by storm
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  At least 11 people were killed in the Dallas area of the US from a storm system packing torrential rains and unleashing a string of tornadoes that toppled homes, cut power lines and snarled transport for people returning from the Christmas holidays.and more »
  

• Briton John Beeden becomes first to row Pacific solo and non-stop - The Guardian

  27-12-2015 20:04 via
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  Briton John Beeden becomes first to row Pacific solo and non-stop
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  John Beeden reached Cairns after setting off from San Francisco on 1 June. Photograph: BBC news. Kevin Rawlinson. Sunday 27 December 2015 14.04 EST Last modified on Sunday 27 December 2015 14.09 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...
  John Beeden sets non-stop solo Pacific row recordBBC News
  British rower spends 209 days alone at sea to break world recordMetro
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• Residents: Flooding Cuts Off Rural Villages

  27-12-2015 19:47
  
  Resident Simon Dawson lives in a 250-year-old cottage that is now underwater and accessible only by boat told Sky News: "It has never flooded in over 200 years so this is monumental. He told Sky News: "It is just surreal to see it like this, we do flood here but this is bigger than anyone has ever seen. Taxi firm chairman David Rhodes told Sky News said the flooding at his office was not yet as bad as it has been during heavy rains in 2000.
  
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• Iraqi forces take key Ramadi complex - Financial Times

  27-12-2015 19:40 via
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  Iraqi forces take key Ramadi complex
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  Iraqi forces on Sunday captured a government complex in central Ramadi, a predominantly Sunni city, forcing the withdrawal of Isis fighters. The complex has been an Isis stronghold and its fall to government forces comes weeks after soldiers encircled ...
  Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in RamadiReuters
  Iraqi forces capture main government compound in RamadiWashington Post
  Ramadi 'Totally Encircled'
  

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• Northern England floods: 200 extra troops deployed to aid rescue efforts

  27-12-2015 19:16
  
  The Government has sent a further 200 troops to help the rescue efforts in flood-stricken northern England.
  
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• #FLOODS - Worst in over 30 years - Stay away message to visitors - 104.7 Minster FM

  27-12-2015 19:10 via
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  #FLOODS - Worst in over 30 years - Stay away message to visitors
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  A Severe Flood Warning has been issued by the Environment Agency for the River Foss at Huntington Road and Foss Island. This Severe Flood Warning is for Isolated properties on Huntington Road, Haley's Terrace, Yearsley Cres, The Groves, Foss Bank ...and more »
  

• Chicago police kill emotionally disturbed college student, 55-year-old woman - Washington Post

  27-12-2015 19:02 via
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  Chicago police kill emotionally disturbed college student, 55-year-old woman
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  A Chicago police officer arriving at the scene of a domestic disturbance fatally shot two people on Saturday, including a 55-year-old mother of five who authorities said was “accidentally struck and tragically killed.” In a statement released Saturday ...
  Police kill neighbor by accident in a city already fraught with tensionUSA TODAY
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• Thousands More Homes Face Flooding Threat

  27-12-2015 18:51
  
  Thousands of homes are being evacuated in York after "unprecedented" levels of rain caused the Foss and Ouse rivers to burst their banks and the city's flood barrier to be lifted. The Environment Agency has said water had entered the Foss Barrier's building, putting pumps in danger of failing due to electrical problems. David Cameron, who will visit the flood-hit areas on Monday, chaired an emergency meeting to discuss the response to the widespread flooding in York, Leeds and Lancashire.
  
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• Nasrallah says retaliation for Kuntar assassination forthcoming - Ynetnews

  27-12-2015 18:45 via
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  Nasrallah says retaliation for Kuntar assassination forthcoming
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  The Hezbollah Secretary General gave a speech during a ceremony marking a week after the assassination of organization operative Samir Kuntar, threatening to attack Israel in response. Roi Kais ...
  Hezbollah leader tells Israel to brace for retaliation over Qantar's deathReuters UK
  Israel struck Hizbollah targets as Russia's Syria envoy 'holds secret meeting ...Telegraph.co.uk
  Nasrallah Warns Israel: Retaliat
  

• Speaker John Bercow takes extra pay rise as salary tops £150,000

  27-12-2015 18:41
  
  Speaker John Bercow has taken an extra pay rise on top of the 10% handed to MPs this year, it has emerged.
  
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• BBC News tops TV ratings on Boxing Day

  27-12-2015 18:23
  Devastating scenes of flooding in the north of England and shoppers scrambling for post-Christmas bargains were the most-watched television of Boxing Day - as BBC News topped the TV ratings.
  
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• SNP's transformative year: 'I think we acquitted ourselves well' - The Guardian

  27-12-2015 18:14 via
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  SNP's transformative year: 'I think we acquitted ourselves well'
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  Kevin Pringle recalls the polling he carried out for the SNP in the winter of 2014, which first alerted him to the unprecedented breadth of potential support for the party in the coming year's general election. Pringle was then director of ...
  The Tsunami General Election of 2015: When Scotland became a sea of SNP yellow ...Herald Scotland
  Labour gains members in London but fades in ScotlandFinancial Time
  

• Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls named new chairman of Norwich City - The Guardian

  27-12-2015 17:56 via
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  Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls named new chairman of Norwich City
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  Ed Balls, who will work alongside Delia Smith, said the role was the next best thing to playing for the club. Photograph: Rob Howarth/Rex Shutterstock. Press Association. Sunday 27 December 2015 14.20 EST Last modified on Sunday 27 December 2015 ...
  Norwich Metropolis appoint former Labour MP Ed Balls as chairman with speedy ...The Times (subscription)
  Former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls takes over
  

• Ed Balls tackles new role as Norwich City chairman

  27-12-2015 17:50
  Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls has been named as the new chairman of Norwich.
  
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• Former MP Balls named Norwich chairman

  27-12-2015 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Labour MP and shadow chancellor Ed Balls is named as the new chairman of Norwich City.
  
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• Car Ploughs Into Pedestrians In Askern, Doncaster, Killing Three And Injuring One - Huffington Post UK

  27-12-2015 17:09 via
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  Car Ploughs Into Pedestrians In Askern, Doncaster, Killing Three And Injuring One
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  Three people have died and a man is in hospital fighting for his life after a car ploughed into a group of pedestrians on Boxing Day. The four people were walking along Sutton Road in Askern, Doncaster, when they were hit by a blue Volvo S60 car, South ...and more »
  

• Sir Richard Branson building wind farm on luxury island home

  27-12-2015 16:42
  
  Sir Richard Branson is building a wind farm on Necker - the luxury island he lives on with his wife Joan.
  
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• British soldiers aid evacuation in flood-hit northern England

  27-12-2015 16:26
  British soldiers helped evacuate hundreds of people from rising floodwaters in the historic city of York on Sunday, after heavy rainfall inundated towns and cities across northern England. Prime Minister David Cameron pledged more military help for the region as the army was deployed to move 300 to 400 people from their homes in York, where the River Ouse was expected to continue rising until Monday, the local council said. "We are dealing with an incredibly serious situation," Cameron told Sky
  
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• VIDEO: Bus swept down flooded street

  27-12-2015 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bus is swept on its side down a flooded street into the burst river in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
  
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• Burma military chief urges review of verdicts in British backpacker murders case

  27-12-2015 15:22
  The head of Burma's military has called on the Thai government to review the conviction of two men for the murders of two British backpackers.
  
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• Three dead after pedestrians hit by car on Boxing Day

  27-12-2015 13:44
  Three people have died and a man is in hospital fighting for his life after a car ploughed into a group of pedestrians on Boxing Day.
  
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• PM Deploys More Troops To Help Flood Victims

  27-12-2015 13:24
  
  David Cameron has confirmed more troops are being deployed to the north of England where more than 7,000 homes remain without power following unprecedented rainfall. The Prime Minister has chaired an emergency meeting to discuss the response to the widespread flooding in York, Leeds and Lancashire. Mr Cameron said: "We've decided to deploy more military resources, more military personnel to help.
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher donate £670k to help Syria refugees

  27-12-2015 13:14
  
  Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife actress Isla Fisher have donated more than £670,000 to charity.
  
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• Residents: York Flooding 'Worst In 15 Years'

  27-12-2015 13:10
  
  Flood-hit York residents say the flooding is worse than it's been for 15 years, and that flood defences brought in since 2000 have not proved adequate. Taxi firm chairman David Rhodes told Sky News said the flooding at his office was not yet as bad as it has been during heavy rains in 2000. "This time we’ve actually got flood defences in but they haven't worked.
  
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• VIDEO: Boxing Day shopping carnage as man stabbed in the HEAD with MACHETE

  27-12-2015 12:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PANIC-STRICKEN Boxing Day shoppers fled for their lives after a machete-wielding man was seen running through the Glades shopping centre in south-east London.
  
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• David Cameron: More troops deployed 'to do whatever is needed' for flood victims

  27-12-2015 12:38
  
  The Prime Minister has promised to send more troops to "do whatever is needed" to help people in large swathes of northern England stricken by floods.
  
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• Chris Evans gives up TFI commitments as he moves into Top Gear

  27-12-2015 12:07
  Chris Evans will not be presenting any more series of TFI Friday as he throws his efforts into his new role as Top Gear host.
  
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• Northern Ireland parades disorder cost police £6.7m

  27-12-2015 12:06
  Parades cost the police in Northern Ireland £6.7 million last year, the Government revealed.
  
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• Boy, 7, dies in road accident involving three vehicles

  27-12-2015 12:06
  A seven-year-old boy has been killed in a three car pile up in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Lord Howard urges free vote for ministers in referendum on EU membership

  27-12-2015 12:05
  Former Tory leader Lord Howard has joined calls for ministers to be allowed to campaign for Britain to leave the EU.
  
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• 'Knighthood' for Tory election mastermind Lynton Crosby 'degrading'

  27-12-2015 12:03
  David Cameron has been accused of "degrading the honours system" after it emerged the Tories' general election strategist is in line for a knighthood.
  
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• Briton Back On Land After Record Pacific Voyage

  27-12-2015 11:54
  
  A British adventurer has become the first person to row solo and non-stop across the Pacific Ocean from mainland North America to mainland Australia. Mr Beeden, who has already made the shorter journey across the Atlantic, told Sky News he spent an arduous 209 days at sea, rowing some 15 hours a day. "To be the first person to achieve something on this scale is incredible really, and I can't ... I haven't processed it yet," Mr Beeden told reporters after landing back on dry land.
  
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• Horse racing's Tony McCoy set for knighthood in New Year's Honours

  27-12-2015 11:16
  Champion jockey Tony McCoy is tipped to be awarded a knighthood at the New Year's Honours next week, according to reports.
  
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• Carry On Dame! Barbara Windsor set to be recognised for charity work

  27-12-2015 10:38
  Barbara Windsor will be made a Dame in the New Year's Honours list, it has been reported.
  
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• Pilots demand action to curb laser pen peril

  27-12-2015 09:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HAND-HELD laser lights have been used to target more than 1,600 British civilian aircraft over the past 12 months, Civil Aviation Authority figures show.
  
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• Baby born with spina bifida takes her first steps

  27-12-2015 08:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A "MIRACLE" baby who had surgery in the womb to treat a birth defect has taken her first steps - something her mother never dreamed would happen.
  
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• Has the UN resolution on Syria already been violated? - Al-Arabiya

  27-12-2015 08:21 via
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  Has the UN resolution on Syria already been violated?
  Al-Arabiya
  The latest and rare paper victory for Syria has yet to bring forth any change on the ground or even begin to halt the bloodshed. I believe the United Nations Resolution 2254 has been repeatedly violated since its adoption on December18, frequently by ...
  Kurds reject Russian claims of Turkey-bound ISIL oil tankersToday's Zaman
  WATCH: Russia releases video of air strikes on ISIS oil tankers, facilitiesJerusalem Post
  

• Ministers 'should have free EU vote'

  27-12-2015 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Government ministers should be given a free vote on whether to remain in the European Union, former Conservative leader Michael Howard says.
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher 'give £670,000 to charity'

  27-12-2015 07:06
  Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife actress Isla Fisher have donated more than £670,000 to charity, it has been reported.
  
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• Hundreds of homes evacuated over flooding crisis as PM chairs Cobra meeting

  27-12-2015 07:05
  
  Hundreds more people are being evacuated as flooding continues to cause misery across the north of England.
  
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• Flooding Causes Gas Blast As Bridge Washed Away

  27-12-2015 06:24
  
  Flooding has been blamed for an explosion in the Greater Manchester town of Radcliffe.
  
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• Flood Victims Tell Of Heartbreak And Survival

  27-12-2015 06:24
  
  June Brown, a councillor in the Lancashire village of Whalley, which is waist-high in water, urged residents to leave the village immediately. Speaking to Sky News' Frazer Maude, Ms Brown said: "I've never seen it as bad as this - it's heartbreaking.
  
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• Baron Cohen And Wife 'Give £670K To Charity'

  27-12-2015 06:13
  
  Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his actress wife Isla Fisher have reportedly donated more than £670,000 to charity. The charity's chief executive, Justin Forsyth, thanked the couple for their generosity. "By allowing us to make their generous donation to Syrian children public, Sacha and Isla are helping to highlight the tragedy of the issue today," he was quoted in the newspaper as saying.
  
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• York's Fight Against Flooding As Barrier Raised

  27-12-2015 05:49
  
  Thousands of homes are being evacuated in York, since the flood barrier protecting the town was lifted last night. The Environment Agency said it was forced to lift the Foss flood barrier after water entered the building, putting pumps in danger of failing due to electrical problems. If the barrier became stuck in the 'down' position, it would not have been able to discharge water into the River Ouse.
  
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• Charles Praises 'Sacrifice' Of Armed Forces

  27-12-2015 05:04
  The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the great "personal sacrifice" of Britain's servicemen and women, and the families who support them, in a Christmas message to the armed forces. Delivering the address to Forces TV and BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Services) Radio, Charles said service personnel will face many challenging tasks over the festive period, some of which will "put our service people in great danger as they carry out their challenging duties". He said: "I am delighted to hav
  
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• Europe-wide terror warning includes threat to London in jihadi plot BEFORE the new year

  27-12-2015 04:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LONDON and capital cities across Europe have been warned about the possibility of a shooting or bomb attack on or before New Year's Eve.
  
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